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In every mature democracy, there has to be a group or organization that fights for the rights of others in society. These groups work tirelessly to ensure that for all those achievements and the progress made in that area are protected against those that may not see the value or benefit of the same.In America, it is no different and in this front, the country has some of the strongest and best-funded organizations beaming with teams of legal experts as well as volunteers who help in running the affairs of the organization.

The following groups are some of the most vocal and have been in positions to even influence policy on civil, human and migrant rights.

Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

This group was established over 50 years ago it has had operations in various areas covering various administrations having started with that of President Kennedy.

This group was founded under the Law and was dedicated to dealing and addressing various racial discrimination issues that were affecting especially the African American community. The organization promoted fairness for all by ensuring that the rule of law was followed and administered fairly when it came to the racial and ethnic minorities and eliminated any inequities targeted towards them.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights

This is an organization that is based in California it was started to fight for the rights of immigrant families and any other individuals.

The group has always stated its commitment and core value as that of creating a society that is able to accommodate all individuals irrespective where they come from or how they look like. This is one of the most recognized groups that is very consistent in the recruitment of undocumented workers historically especially immediately following the 1986 implementation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

When they took on the Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio they lives were almost literally turned upside down when they were dragged out of their houses in the middle of the night before being prosecuted based on false allegations that were later thrown out in court.The two would later sue the county and the sheriff’s department this led to a settlement of three and a half million dollars that they used as the initial funding for the Frontera fund.

The fund has worked extensively with the Hispanic community that had been facing a lot of discrimination and their rights have been continuously violated especially in Arizona.

The Frontera Fund also greatly supports other groups that fight for human and migrant rights these groups include the Arizona Justice project whose core mission is to fight for those who are wrongfully imprisoned by the Arizona justice department and who otherwise would have never found a voice that stands up for them.

No one in the restaurant business becomes successful by accident. The market is too fierce, and the competition is far to extreme. People that become successful in the world of fast food are the ones that are taking the time to build a brand. Sweetgreen is one of those up and coming restaurants that have been thriving. The success of the restaurant is hinging on the way that Nathaniel Ru has been able to market this restaurant.

He knew that starting with an app would be a very effective way to get more people to engage in ordering through their phones. They could look over the menu and make better decisions about what they wanted order up front. This would prove to be a valuable concept in the ordering process because it would cut down on the wait in line in the Sweetgreen restaurants. When people check out the app they can get the price and the amount of calories all without ever going into the store.

Another thing that Nathaniel Ru would do is connect with other people that were interested in building the same type of franchise that he envisioned. He would work with Sweetgreen co-founders Nicolas Jammet and Jonahtan Newman to focus on an upscale healthy alternative to fast food. It would still give people fast food meal prices, but these three would work together to bypass the dollar menu items.

Nathaniel Ru knows that he has an uphill battle when it comes to getting more customers to believe in the value of eating healthy. He realized that he had to have a desire to finish what he started even if no one else believe in him. He admires Kevin Plank, the CEO of Under Armour. He looked at the earnest beginnings for this company, but it became a multi-million dollar business.

The interesting thing about Nathaniel Ru is that he chose people to build a business with that all had parents that owned their own businesses. They had the type of drive that came from their parents that started businesses before them. These 3 entrepreneurs would build a better restaurant business structure. Nathaniel Ru has changed the way that people look at the business world when it comes to fast food.

Nathaniel Ru is really changing the fast food culture. He has been successful because people wanted the alternative to the burgers, fries and chicken nuggets.

The idea of smart homes was first envisioned by George H Bucher who was the president of Westinghouse. He foresaw people using short waves to issue commands to appliances from any part of the home. He wrote an article on Patch.com detailing on the matter with a captivating title of The Electric Home of Tomorrow. Todd Lubar, on the other hand, foresaw the use of air conditioner, mood lightings as well as the HEPA filter. All that the two envisioned has become a reality only that the technology today does not use short waves but rather the computer powers in our phones.

Most of the smart homes today have doorbells that are set to ring when an individual is close enough to the house. It is also common to find every new home with adjustable lightings all which are controlled by the computer. And according to patch.com, as a result of the advancement in technology, one can program a thermostat to cool the home a little while before getting home, allowing individuals to come to a comfortable environment rather than a hot inhabitable house. The disabled people who were once viewed as dependent have through the smart homes achieved independence. Rather than moving around the house with a wheel chair or requesting unwilling individuals to for instance adjust the thermostat, they can issue a command to the house to do the same for them.

Out of the passion and interest that Todd Lubar has had in smart homes, he has tapped his experience in the real estate industry to taking most of the structures located in Baltimore and eventually turning them into smart homes. He is confident that all homes in the Baltimore area will finally be smart homes. Todd Lubar is a graduate of the Syracuse University from where he earned a degree in speech communication. He readily shares his knowledge with his clients as well as with other people through seminars.

Baltimore has appealed to most millennials given that its cost of living is relatively low compared to the nation’s capital. These are facts that Todd presents to his clients in the attempt to saving them a substantial amount of money. According to Mr Lubar, the world will eventually have smart homes only.

The correctional industry is crowded with many different crime prevention and inmate communications service providers, but Securus Technologies has been able to dominate the market since the time of its inception in 1986. The company has developed its proprietary technology to offer efficient and economic inmate communication services to the prisoners, named ConnectUs. It is a technology that is far superior to what other inmate communication service providers’ offer. It helps in increased communication opportunities, low cost, and seamless communication without any hindrances. Securus Technologies has been able back up its products and services with highly efficient customer service as well. The customer service of Securus Technologies has received the Gold Stevie Awards, which is one of the most respected awards to be received in the corporate world.

More than 1.2 million inmates across the length and breadth of North America depend on the inmate communications services offered by Securus Technologies. For years, the company has been able to ensure that its services remain consistent and superior to its counterparts. It is for this reason, the focus and priority of the company have always been extensive research and development. The announcement made by Rick Smith, CEO of Securus Technologies, mentioned about the investment of $600 million for patent acquisition and developing new technologies. It is what is definitely going to give Securus Technologies an edge over the competition.

The law enforcement officers are pleased with the products and services offered by Securus Technologies. It has helped them curb the crime rate in their respective areas, capture the dangerous criminals, and keep a check on the suspicious elements inside the prison with high precision. The law enforcement officers write letters of appreciation to the company o a regular basis, and it is this love and satisfaction that the company shared with others through a press release online recently.

Sawyer Howitt is a young entrepreneur who has shown that people can create a personal business for themselves. He has demonstrated that the youth is also involved in running businesses, and has persevered and inspired many. Sawyer Howitt shows how to make yourself wealthy and meaningful at work.

Sawyer Howitt has served on a management team called the Meriwether Group. He shows that age does not measure how far you can go in the business world. Sawyer Howitt is a project worker who is also an academic student, currently in high school. He wishes to attend college out west in the state of California where he will assist other business places develop and stabilize.

Sawyer is involved with other countries through his endeavors in school. He has been a tutor and been a part of many philanthropic groups. Sawyer’s knowledge of entrepreneurship shows how starting your own business can be interesting because it allows you to communicate with new people. Sawyer is dedicated to learning more about how countries operate off of businesses. He is also an example of using the ability of networking in order to be associated with an organization. Sawyer Howitt is extremely influential to all who are his age because he teaches about the traits you need to acquire in order to have a work ethic. Sawyer gives many tips on what should be performed to overcome obstacles in having your own goals. He eliminates the fear and barriers that young people experience when approaching starting their business.

With an intense focus on improving student literacy, The Success Academy is redefining and revitalizing the possibilities for public education.

The Success Academy, which was launched in 2006, is New York City’s largest and highest performing free, public charter school network. Charter schools are publicly funded but privately operated.

The 41 schools, that span across Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens, currently boast 14,000 students, primarily low-income children of color in underprivileged neighborhoods.

Eva Moskowitz, Success Academy’s founder and chief executive, is a former teacher, college professor, elected official as well as a public school parent. According to Moskowitz, she launched the school with two objectives in mind: to open high performing schools and to mainly make education better.

On proficiency tests, the school ranked in the top 0.3 percent in math and the top 1.5 percent in English among all New York State schools last year.

Success Academy has cultivated its own English Language Arts curriculum, which include writing workshops, THINK Literacy and its own Math curriculum, which include a carefully set of designed activities.

THINK Literacy provides teachers with training on what and how to teach as well as developing fundamental thinking skills.

Moskowitz said in a statement the school intends to pick up the pace for better educational changes and improvements across the country.

Success Academy recently revealed it will be making the school’s Education Institute, (www.successacademies.org/edinstitute), available to educators around the country.

The online platform shares parts of the school’s design, access to the curriculum information for planning, managing and carrying out the work of education.

This year Success Academy schools received more than 17,000 applications for less than 3,000 open seats. The U. S. Department of Education awarded the Success Academy a National Blue Ribbon and the charter school received the Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools.

Betsy DeVos is one of the most discussed women in American politics today. One of the most recent responsibilities that Betsy DeVos carries is her having been appointed to the position of US Secretary of Education. She had been previously active in politics as well but never to such extent. She had mostly been present in the political scene in her role as a campaign contributor to the party of the Republicans.

Political involvement is not the only aspect of her career. Betsy DeVos is also a businesswoman and a leader. She has been occupying a vast number of positions that put her almost on top of organizations, boards, and committees. She is the chief executive officer of the Windquest Group which was established by her husband many years ago. Betsy DeVos is also one of the leaders of the Dick and Betsy Family Foundation. In prior years, Betsy used to work as finance chairperson and a variety of management positions. Read more about her philanthropy at MLive.com.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Prince was born in the state of Michigan. The Prince family carries a famous name that has also been given to the Prince Corporation. Most of the members of the family are heavily involved both in business and philanthropy. Edgar and Elsa Prince have donated a fortune to a vast number of charities and foundations. She studied locally in her town’s Christian high school. After that, she moved from Holland, Michigan to Grand Rapids where she attended the Calvin College and graduated with a bachelor’s degree. Growing up, Betsy DeVos had been showing a natural interest in politics and business. She was very involved in campus politics, and she would often take up projects and lead teams.

Betsy DeVos has been a significant contributor to a large number of charities. On the forefront of her donations had been the education sector for many years now. Both she and her husband Richard DeVos have been investing heavily in schools, universities, and Christian education groups. Some of the institutions on the list are the Cornell University’s Weill Corner Medical Centre, several of the Success Academy Charter Schools, the University of Maryland College Park Foundation, the School of Missionary Aviation Technology, and much more.

A couple of decades ago, in 1989, Betsy and Richard DeVos established a charity foundation as well. They called it the Dick and Betsy Family Foundation. The foundation has a focus on education and arts, as well as social justice and community. The couple has donated a fortune as individuals, as a couple, and through their Family Foundation. So far, Betsy DeVos has donated more than a billion of dollars to a variety of causes including charity and political campaign. She has also fundraised millions of dollars. Visit the website U.S. Department of Education to know more.

Alexandre Gama also known as “Gama” is a Brazilian businessman who made history by becoming the forefront of a network of interconnected agencies in the communications sector. He, for a major achievement, is the only Brazilian to be on the Global Creative Board from 1996 to early 2016. Alexandre started in 1982, at Standard Ogilvy & Mather where his position entailed copy writing and creative aspects. This is where he grew his passion in communications and advertising. He continued this work until 1990, where he moved on to DM9 to become Copy Writer and Creative Director. At this time, Alexandre, obtained a lasting tribute as the “Most Awarded Copywriter” of his time in Brazil. He moved on further to promote best practices for advertising agencies and businesses in Brazil. He became, in 2012, board member for ABAP (Brazilian Association of Advertising Agencies). Gama’s own company he created in 1999, Neogama, was the first advertising agency in Brazil to win the esteemed award of “Lion in the Cannes” Festival in there first year of existence. Gama, by 2016, won 23 of these prestigious awards for his creativity and forward thinking.

Being in the advertising business for 15+ years, Gama was able to also pursue his passion in music. His music business, he launched in 2014 is called VIOLAB. This endeavor of Gama’s, allowed him to promote the best acoustic Brazilian guitar players and musicians. This was done, through his various YouTube and recording studio platforms. During this time, he was also invited to a prestigious event at the Brazilian Art Museum to show his work, this was the only event of this type in Brazil. Alexandre Gama was truly a man of many talents.

Great progresses have been made towards expanding knowledge on cancer including how it is manifested, its various forms and treatment therapies. One of the leading success factors in regards to the fight against cancer is availability of information. The information gap when it comes to understanding cancer has been significantly reduced through various platforms including individual scientists who have excelled in researches on cancer and have shared their findings and expertise on numerous platforms including journals. Mikhail Blagosklonny is one such scientist who has played a significant role in expanding knowledge on cancer and aging through his exemplary researches. However, his revolutionary work extends beyond cancer and aging research; he sits on the editorial boards of several scientific and medicine journals dedicated to furthering knowledge on cancer and aging. The New York-based research scientist is also an author.

Mikhail Blagosklonny has a strong academic background in medicine having attended the prestigious First Pavlov State Medical University of St. Petersburg. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in internal medicine before returning to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy degree experimental medicine. He also specialized in cardiology for his PhD. In addition to his studies, he is also an author who has numerous articles including peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters to his name. His articles primarily focus on his areas of interest including oncology and aging.

In 2009, Mikhail Blagosklonny joined Park Cancer Institute as a professor specializing in oncology. He previously worked as a research scientist at Ordway Research Institute. In 2002, the New York Medical College appointed him as an associate professor. In addition to his current professorship duties, he is currently serving as an editor-in-chief of the weekly peer-reviewed journal, Oncotaget, which he co-founded. He also cofounded the biweekly and monthly journals Cell Cycle and Aging, respectively where also serves as a co-editor. Mikhail Blagosklonny has a long career as an editor for journals having also served as an editor for PLOS ONE, International Journal of Cancer, The American Journal of Pathology and Autophagy among others. View Mikhail’s profile on Google Scholar

Towards Greater Understanding of Cancer and Aging

Mikhail Blagosklonny is dedicated to unraveling the cloud of mystery that has always shrouded our understating of cancer. He is particularly interested in establishing the connection between aging process and cancer with the view of using anti-aging strategies as anticancer strategies. His revolutionary research work has focused on the role of target of rapamycin (TOR) in determining cell life cycle. The widely cited research established that TOR signaling delayed, inhibited or accelerated cell cycle processes such as autophagy, protein synthesis and apoptosis. Moreover, such delays in the onset of aging-related disorders and formation of cancerous cells as they fail to die off at the end of their life cycle. If TOR signaling can be regulated, the researcher believes that formation of some forms of cancers can thus be delayed or avoided.

Roberto Santiago had a clear-cut path when it comes to investing in Brazil. He could have chosen to invest in other things in Brazil like the housing market or business district. There are a lot of things in Brazil that Roberto Santiago could have put his time and effort into. He was wise to actually put his time into entertainment because he knows that this is something that would allow him to thrive. In the business world there are a lot of people that are looking for opportunities to invest, but Roberto Santiago made a conscious decision to put money into his vision. He knew there was a market for entertainment even though the type of mall he created had never been done before. He created the largest commercial center in Brazil when it comes to shopping, and this allowed him to become an intervener in this arena. Visit his profile page on facebook.com.

Roberto Santiago has put his time into this because this is something that has been profitable. People that come to Brazil appreciate the fact that they can get a lot of different entertainment options all under one Roof. They don’t have to go anywhere else if they want to hang out at the bar. They don’t have to go anywhere else if they want to exercise. Everything is presented all under one roof and this is a high level of convenience that has provided praise from tourists.

Another thing that people will have to recognize with this Manaira Shopping commercial center is that it has open the doors to many jobs for natives of Brazil. It has definitely been a shopping center that has stimulated the economy tremendously. Even in a time where people may be having problems with money for shopping they are still going to want to be entertained. They are still going to have a need to eat. All of these different elements are part of what the Manaira shopping center provides. It is not just a shopping center. It is an entertainment mecca that has an amusement park and bowling alleys as well. This has become the thing that made it very popular with many people from different walks of life.

It has become a very popular shopping environment, and Roberto Santiago has set a high mark in the business world when he created this type of environment. There have not been a lot of people that have had the type of success that he has had with commercial business ventures, but few people have taken the risk that Roberto Santiago has taken. He knew from the start that it would be risky business to start a shopping center of this size because it had never been done in Brazil. Investors that do something that has never been done before always bear a great amount of risk. So many people are pleased with what Santiago has done, but it would never have gotten to this point if he would have not taken the time to research consumer needs. Learn more at Wikipedia about Roberto Santiago.